Calcified reticulate rind sign: A characteristic feature of gossypiboma on computed tomography

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 31, 2005, Pages 4927-4929

  Lu, Yi Ying ^a   Cheung, Yun Chung ^a,b   Ko, Sheung Fat ^a,b   Ng, Shu Hang ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Chang Gung Memorial University   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ct; Gossypiboma; Retained surgical swab; Textiloma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COTTON; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; GOSSYPIBOMA; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 24044503344     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i31.4927     Document Type: Article

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